A two-part documentary detailing the rise, fall and epic return of 15-year-old golf champion Tiger Woods will debut in December, the producers announced.
Rachel Uchitel, who was at the center of a sex scandal that broke out around Woods in November 2009, “will break her silence for the first time” in the film, according to a statement announcing the project.
Woods apologized in a February 2010 televised statement for cheating on his then-wife Elin Nordegren with more boss. The couple divorced six months later.
The documentary will debut on HBO on December 13, four weeks after the 2020 Masters final round. Woods will defend the green jacket he won at Augusta National last year, completing his return from serious back injury with his first major win since 2008.
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The conclusion will air on December 20, just 10 days before Woods’ 45th birthday. HBO Sports and Jigsaw Productions will create the biographical film with Oscar winner Alex Gibney among executive producers and Emmy winner Matthew Heineman and Emmy nominee Matthew Hamachek to direct the film.
Following are successful assessments for a six-part documentary about Michael Jordan that was released during the coronavirus pandemic while most sports were closed.
The project is based on Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian’s book on Woods and includes never-before-seen footage, plus interviews with ex-Woods corpse Steve Williams and six-time main winner Nick Faldo, among others.
The documentary reports Woods of his days spent swinging clubs on television through injury fears that left him wondering if he could ever return to his current return, ready to resume next week’s US PGA Memorial tournament.
Woods matched the 82 US PGA Tour career record of legend Sam Snead and his all-time total leaderboards behind only Jack Nicklaus’ 18 record.
“Since its introduction to the world at the age of two, Tiger Woods has inhabited our collective consciousness as a prodigy, a pioneer, a champion, a global icon and therefore a tabloid title,” said the directors in a statement.
“After months of research and countless hours of revealing conversations, we have found that it has always been a projection of oversized expectations. His father, sponsors and fans have all turned Tiger Woods into what they wanted him to be.
“Our goal was to dive deeper and create an indolent and intimate portrait of a man who, like all of us, is imperfect and intrinsically human”.
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